netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC 3/6] net: phy: Threaded interrupts allow some simplification

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Date:   Wed, 28 Sep 2016 10:14:21 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 3/6] net: phy: Threaded interrupts allow some
 simplification

On 09/28/2016 06:38 AM, Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
> On 09/28/2016 03:28 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> 
>>>>> The PHY interrupts are now handled in a threaded interrupt handler,
>>>>> which can sleep. The work queue is no longer needed, phy_change() can
>>>>> be called directly. Additionally, none of the callers of
>>>>> phy_mac_interrupt() did so in interrupt context, so fully remove the
>>>>
>>>>   I did intend to call it from interrupt context (from the ravb
>>>> driver).
>>>>
>>>>> work queue, and document that phy_mac_interrupt() should not be called
>>>>> in interrupt context.
>>>>
>>>>   It was intentionally made callable from the interrupt context, I'd
>>>> prefer
>>>> if you wouldn't change that.
>>>
>>>    OTOH, it's still not very handy to call because of the 'new_link'
>>> parameter which I'm not sure I can provide...
>>
>> Hi Sergei
>>
>> If there is a need for it, i will leave the work queue and keep this
>> code unchanged.
> 
>    Let's hear what Florian says...

The intent is really to have phy_mac_interrupt() callable from hard IRQ
context, not that this matters really too much because link events
already occur in the slow path, but it's nice to have that property
retained IMHO.
-- 
Florian